|| The Columbus Crew beat Atlanta United 1-0 in the 65th minute thanks to Jonathan Mensah's back-post header off a Lucas Zelarayan corner kick, ruining the party for the 67,000-plus fans at Mercedez Benz Stadium on Saturday afternoon. To open the second half, Zelarayan was brought in as part of a double replacement with the goal of making the difference. The Argentine playmaker accomplished exactly that, putting up the lone goal right on the Crew's practice field.
Marlon Hairston headed in Anton Walkes' near-post corner, which was turned on by Zelarayan, and Mensah slammed in at the back post for his first goal since the 2018 season. Josef Martinez, with a couple of defenders fast approaching, slid to an open Jake Mulraney on the right inside the first two minutes of an exciting but scoreless first half. The Irish attacker's effort, though, was barely wide of the far post. The clearest chance came in the 16th minute when Bradley Wright-Phillips found Erik Hurtado behind the Atlanta de...